Ordering Block Storage for Classic

Ordering Block Storage for Classic in the console

1. Log in to the IBM Cloud catalog, and click Storage. Then, select Block Storage for Classic, and click Create.

2. Select your deployment location (region, location, zone).

   • Ensure that the new Storage is added in the same location as the Compute host or hosts that you have.

3. Billing. You can choose between Monthly or Hourly Billing.

   • With hourly billing, the number of hours the block LUN existed on the account is calculated at the time the LUN is deleted or at the end of the billing cycle. Which ever comes first. Hourly billing is a good choice for storage that is used for a few days or less than a full month.
   • With monthly billing, the calculation for the price is pro-rated from the date of creation to the end of the billing cycle and billed immediately. If a block LUN is deleted before the end of the billing cycle, the difference is not refunded. Monthly billing is a good choice for storage that is used in production workloads that use data that needs to be stored and accessed for long periods of time (month or longer).

4. Enter your storage size in the Size field.

5. Select the size of the Snapshot space from the list.

   This space is in addition to your usable space. For snapshot space considerations and recommendations, read Ordering Snapshots.

6. Choose your OS Type from the list.

   This selection is based on the operating system that your host is running on and it cannot be modified later. For example, if your server is Ubuntu or RHEL, select Linux®. If your host is a Windows 2012 or Windows 2016 server, select the Windows 2008+ option from the list. For more information about various Windows options, see the FAQ.

7. Select your IOPS profile. You can choose between the predefined values of Endurance (Tiers) or enter your custom IOPS value for Performance.

8. In the side panel, review your order summary, and apply your Promo Code if you have one.

   Discounts are applied when the order is processed.

9. Acknowledge that you reviewed the terms and conditions by checking the appropriate box.

10. Click Create. Your new storage allocation is available in a few minutes.

Ordering Block Storage for Classic from the CLI

Before you begin, decide on the CLI client that you want to use.

• You can either install the IBM Cloud CLI and install the SL plug-in with ibmcloud plugin install sl. For more information, see Extending IBM Cloud CLI with plug-ins.
• Or, you can install the SLCLI.

Each order must have an associated location (data center). When you order Block Storage for Classic, make sure that it is provisioned in the same location as your Compute instances.

$ ibmcloud sl block volume-order --storage-type endurance --size 500 --tier 4 -d dal13 --snapshot-size 500 --os-type LINUX
This action will incur charges on your account. Continue?> y
OK
Order 110758744 was placed.
 > Storage as a Service
 > Block Storage
 > 500 GBs
 > 4 IOPS per GB
 > 500 GB (Snapshot Space)

You may run 'ibmcloud sl block volume-list --order 110758744' to find this block volume after it is ready.

$ slcli block volume-order --storage-type performance --size 20 --location dal10 --iops 100 --os-type LINUX --snapshot-size 20
Order #32076317 placed successfully!
> Storage as a Service
> Block Storage
> 20 GBs
> 100 IOPS
> 20 GB (Snapshot Space)

Ordering Block Storage for Classic with the API

The method order_block_volume (storage_type, location, size, os_type, iops=None, tier_level=None, snapshot_size=None, service_offering='storage_as_a_service', hourly_billing_flag=False) places an order for a block volume.

For a successful order, you must specify the following parameters:

• storage_type – ‘performance’ or ‘endurance’
• location – Datacenter in which to order iSCSI volume
• size – Size of the volume, in GB
• os_type – OS Type to use for volume alignment, see help for list
• iops – Number of IOPS for a “Performance” order
• tier_level – Tier level to use for an “Endurance” order
• snapshot_size – The size of optional snapshot space, if snapshot space is also ordered (None if not ordered)
• service_offering – Requested offering package to use in the order (‘storage_as_a_service’, ‘enterprise’, or ‘performance’)
• hourly_billing_flag – Billing type, monthly (False) or hourly (True), default to monthly.

For more information about ordering Block Storage for Classic through the API, see BlockStorageManager.

To be able to access all the new features, order Storage-as-a-Service Package 759.

Ordering Block Storage for Classic with Terraform

To use Terraform, download the Terraform CLI and configure the IBM Cloud Provider plug-in. For more information, see Getting started with Terraform.

resource "ibm_storage_block" "test1" {
        type = "Endurance"
        datacenter = "dal09"
        capacity = 20
        iops = 0.25
        os_format_type = "Linux"

        # Optional fields
        allowed_virtual_guest_ids = [ 27699397 ]
        allowed_ip_addresses = ["10.40.98.193", "10.40.98.200"]
        snapshot_capacity = 10
        hourly_billing = true
}

resource "ibm_storage_block" "test2" {
        type = "Performance"
        datacenter = "dal09"
        capacity = 20
        iops = 100
        os_format_type = "Linux"

        # Optional fields
        allowed_virtual_guest_ids = [ 27699397 ]
        allowed_ip_addresses = ["10.40.98.193", "10.40.98.200"]
        hourly_billing = true
}